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(also known as Carbamazepine, Biston, Calepsin, Carbatrol, Epitol, Equetro, Finlepsin, Sirtal, Stazepine, Telesmin, Timonil)
Carbamazepine is used to control some types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy. It is also used to relieve pain due to trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux). It should not be used for other more common aches or pains. It can also be used in the treatment of bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness).
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More Information About Tegretol
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Bipolar Disorder | 590 |
65% |
| Epilepsy & Seizures | 426 |
66% |
| Trigeminal Neuralgia | 30 |
77% |
| Depression | 15 |
67% |
| Multiple Sclerosis (MS) | 7 |
100% |
Overall, 67% (1112
Members)
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Tegretol Reviews
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So far so good...a few side effects
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worked fine but caused restlessness.
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working
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worked ok
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XR is the only drug that seems to work
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works
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Works pretty well, 1200 mg
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still take
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Gave me a dangerous case of hyponatremia.
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Works wonders I love it!
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working to keep mood in lower level, side effect being depression
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made me eat like a pig
made me very hungry
made me very hungry
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not working
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Didn't work
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Just started...not sure if it iw working or not. Feel a little calmer.
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Equetro
I'm on a med switch which i always hate, but i was wondering if anyone has experience with Equetro (Tegretol). Any side effects or problems with thra... [More] -
Asians taking Tegretol - Warning
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Looking to start Tegretol (Carbamazepine)
I love it....have taken every med under the sun in my time...tegretol works great, for me. [More] -
Equetro/Tegretol
Has anyone on here ever used this as a mood stabiliser? Lithium doesnt really work for me and my psych is thinking of adding a mood stabiliser. Im on ... [More] -
Carbamazepine
Hi Kimmie... i take a load dose of 1200mg for epilepsly... have been on it for 6 -6 1/2 years now... Alot of seziure meds are used at lower doses fo... [More]
